Man found in restaurant vent is charged

November 20, 2008

DES PLAINES — A Mt. Prospect man extricated earlier this month after he was found stuck in an exhaust vent of a Des Plaines restaurant has been charged with criminal trespass and criminal damage to property, police said Wednesday.

Jimm Rodriguez, 23, was found about 10:40 a.m. Nov. 3 hanging headfirst in a vent over a grill in Amsterdam restaurant at 686 Lee St. The restaurant had closed in June, police said.